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FEKT-BPC-PA4Acad. year: 2025/2026
The course Practical English 4 focuses on the development of reading, listening, speaking and writing skills with particular emphasis on complex grammar and vocabulary at C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It is based on learning materials and requirements of the international Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) exam. The course continues the course Practical English 3 (BPC-PA3).
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Entry knowledge
Language proficiency at the level B2+ according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and successful completion of the course Practical English 3 (BPC-PA 3) are required.
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The content and forms of instruction and assessment are specified by a regulation issued by the course supervisor and updated for every academic year.
Aims
A course graduate can:- understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning;- express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions;- use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes;- can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.SpeakingA course graduate:- can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on complex subjects, integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.WritingA course graduate:- can write clear, well-structured texts of complex subjects, underlining the relevant salient issues;- can expand and support points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and relevant examples, and round off with an appropriate conclusion.ListeningA course graduate:- can understand enough to follow extended speech on abstract and complex topics beyond his/her own field, though he/she may need to confirm occasional details, especially if the accent is unfamiliar;- can recognise a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts;- can follow extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly.ReadingA course graduate:- can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to his/her own area of speciality, provided he/she can reread difficult sections.
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1) Passive voice, expression “have sth done”; word formation; English for academic purposes: essay 2) Verbs + to-infinitive/0-infinitive and gerund; expressing opinions 3) Hypothesising; idioms: the body4) Reading: gap filling; listening: multiple choice5) Articles; English for academic purposes: review6) Use of English: multiple-choice cloze, open cloze and key word transformation 7) Collocations; Emphasis; English for academic purposes: presentation and discussion 8) Reading: multiple choice, cross-text multiple matching and multiple matching9) Language of persuasion; homonyms; English for academic purposes: proposals10) Inversion; word formation; idioms: travel; English for academic purposes: scientific report, abstract, annotation and summary 11) Listening: multiple choice; sentence completion; multiple matching12) Interpreting and comparison; collocations: environment13) Phrasal verbs; recapitulation: linking devices and types of clauses Topics for conversation: 1) Family life2) Literature, films, theatre and music3) Food, cooking and eating4) Interesting places 5) Climate change and environment
In-class debates (propositions):1) Eutanasia should be legalised 2) Capital punishment should be legalised3) Online education should replace traditional education 4) Human labour should be replaced with AI5) Nuclear sources are better than renewable sources 6) The Dark Net should be regulated like the rest of the Internet